Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended from office a Democratic lawmaker charged with unemployment fraud in connection with COVID-19 pandemic relief.

Fate of ballot QR codes in Georgia unclear as deadline for their removal looms, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Story by @maggie-lee.bsky.social with the Current GA: Georgia candidates pitch zero state income tax. How would it work?

The head of Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services faced questions from lawmakers Wednesday over the agency’s multi-million dollar deficit. Story by @journalistross.bsky.social.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials placed an asylum seeker who is eight months pregnant on a deportation flight Wednesday afternoon, even though she was in medical distress, her attorneys told States Newsroom. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/aclu...

ACLU says pregnant immigrant in medical distress deported through Atlanta airport, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

Georgia’s economy is showing signs of strength, but persistent inflation and slow job and wage growth have left consumers feeling sour about their finances.

Two candidates vying to represent a Macon-area Senate district are headed to a runoff after neither managed to clear the 50% threshold in a six-way race Tuesday, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.

A surge in data center development has turned Georgia into a national hotspot while raising fresh concerns about the state’s energy landscape and natural resources. via @georgiarecorder.com

President Donald Trump doubled down over the weekend on threats to acquire Greenland, saying he would place a 10% tariff on eight European countries that object to his plans and posting several times on social media.

A surge in data center development has turned Georgia into a national hotspot while raising fresh concerns about the state’s energy landscape and natural resources. Story by @alander.bsky.social.

“Dr. King envisioned a world where children of all backgrounds could join hands as equals, and that vision is not a relic of the past,” said Sen. Nikki Merritt, a Grayson Democrat and chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. “It is a living challenge to each of us every day.”

Georgia could soon significantly increase the amount of needs-based financial aid it provides to college students with the expansion of the DREAMS Scholarship, intended to be a companion to the merit-based HOPE Scholarship. via @georgiarecorder.com

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp called for an expedited income tax rate cut and another tax rebate, new spending for law enforcement retirement savings and funding for a needs-based scholarship program in his annual state of the state address Thursday before the Georgia General Assembly.

The governor’s budget sets aside funding for long-awaited needs-based aid in Georgia, reports @journalistross.bsky.social.

U.S. Senate Democrats began detailing their affordability agenda Thursday ahead of the November midterm elections, starting with a focus on housing. Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday morning to send the military into Minnesota to stop protests, following another shooting by immigration agents that injured one person, seven days after an agent fatally shot a woman in the city.

New commentary from opinion writer Jay Bookman (@jaybookman.bsky.social): Bracing for a post-midterm nightmare in Georgia

Vice President JD Vance broke a tied Senate vote to block advancement of a war powers resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization.

In a speech, Gov. Brian Kemp previewed a series of new infrastructure proposals aimed at easing traffic, investing in natural gas infrastructure and reducing homelessness in Atlanta.

ICYMI from @journalistross.bsky.social: Georgia Democrats unveil bills designed to rein in federal immigration agents

The Georgia Senate on Tuesday passed its first bill of the session, which would ban local governments from requiring gun owners to lock their firearms in vehicles.

“For these historical, iconic women I had been taught so much about, I just couldn’t move,” Colvin told the Montgomery Advertiser in 2019. “I just couldn’t move. That’s the only way I knew how to resist, to not move. So they just dragged me off the bus.”

Georgia Senate Democrats unveiled a raft of proposed bills Tuesday that they say will protect Georgians from what they characterized as a rogue federal government using immigration enforcement to terrorize citizens. Story by @journalistross.bsky.social.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams are constitutional.

Although high and rising rents often are associated with big coastal states such as New York or California, new data shows that states once considered more affordable are seeing major rent hikes.

Georgia’s Gold Dome is humming with talk of affordability, though ideas for tackling it vary. New from @mayahoman.bsky.social + @alander.bsky.social + @journalistross.bsky.social.

President Donald Trump’s feud with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has escalated into a Department of Justice investigation, raising alarm bells among some Republicans in the Senate.

Monday marks the start of Georgia’s annual legislative session, when state legislators will head to Atlanta for 40 days of deliberating and passing laws underneath the Gold Dome of the state Capitol.

There will be some fresh faces under the Gold Dome when lawmakers reconvene next week for the 2026 legislative session. New from @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, joined at the U.S.-Mexico border Friday by a handful of other Republican senators, highlighted the president’s signature tax cuts and spending package passed last year that provided billions for immigration enforcement.

NEW from @amandavhernan.bsky.social: Mothers behind bars face unique challenges — and a new prison nursery in Missouri is giving some a chance to bond with their babies. Read more on how some mothers across the country are navigating parenting behind bars. stateline.org/2026/01/09/t...

There will be some fresh faces under the Gold Dome when lawmakers reconvene next week for the 2026 legislative session. New from @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Episode 10 is live! This week, we will address the rise of data centers with Shannon Wait, a former data center technician from South Carolina, and @shannonheckt.bsky.social of @virginiamercury.com. #FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/stru...

The seven Democratic candidates vying to become governor addressed Coastal Georgia voters Thursday in the first major policy forum of the election year, with each aiming to distinguish themselves amid a crowded race for the state’s top job. Story by @savmargaret.bsky.social with the Current GA.

A Democratic Fulton County commissioner who blocked Republican election board nominees in defiance of a judge’s order is running to become Georgia’s next secretary of state. via @georgiarecorder.com

Republicans and Democrats in Congress are cautiously optimistic they can enact the remaining government funding bills before their deadline at the end of the month, avoiding another shutdown.

In a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans joined Democrats in advancing a war powers resolution to halt U.S. military action in Venezuela without congressional authorization.

President Donald Trump defended a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday, while congressional Democrats universally condemned the action.

Georgia GOP Senate leaders unveiled a plan Wednesday that would entirely eliminate the personal state income tax by 2032, shortly before House Speaker Jon Burns said the House would focus on cutting property taxes. New from @alander.bsky.social.

Republicans will maintain their hold over a Cherokee County state House seat after Bill Fincher, a former district attorney, defeated Democrat Scott Sanders during a runoff election Tuesday. Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social.

ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...

Five years after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, the struggle to define the event and assign blame carried on in events across the city Tuesday that remained nonviolent, though still disturbing.

The situation in Twiggs County, which is home to about 8,000 people, highlights the different approaches local governments in Georgia are taking to manage a surge in data center proposals with little guidance or regulation at the state level. Story by @alander.bsky.social.

The situation in Twiggs County, which is home to about 8,000 people, highlights the different approaches local governments in Georgia are taking to manage a surge in data center proposals with little guidance or regulation at the state level. Story by @alander.bsky.social.

Special election to replace former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is set for March, reports @journalistross.bsky.social.

“Somebody needs to be watching to see what the impact is going to be overall,” said Twiggs County resident Nancy Lubeck. “How many of these things can Georgia safely support? And if nobody’s looking at that, then we could end up being in a lot of trouble.” Story by @alander.bsky.social.

A congressional watchdog agency has recommended Georgia Congressman Mike Collins be subpoenaed by a House committee in an investigation into allegations that he used government funds to benefit a top aide.

Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation earlier this week, combined with LaMalfa’s death, decreases the GOP majority to 219 seats.

Twiggs County commissioners recently approved a massive data center project, sparking a legal battle and deepening distrust between citizens and their elected officials in the rural middle Georgia community. via @georgiarecorder.com